The difference between AFRO and EAST ASIAN hair

Not all hair is the same. There are MAJOR differences.
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[@vmlksm9]

I tell black women all the time, it comes down to length retention. Properly moisturized & low manipulation is key for Afro textured hair. There’s no magic oils or vitamins. And just because our hair can “shape shift” into so many styles doesn’t mean that we should. I’m tired of this false narrative that Afro hair is so strong & can handle all these tight braids & chemicals. When our hair is literally the MOST fragile. Your hair will thrive!!❤❤

[@yourjway]

How do you wear your hair? Thanks!

[@vmlksm9]

@@yourjway Wash n go mainly 💜

[@yourjway]

What do you use on your wash n go?

[@naya6119]

Loc method has worked a lot for me! But I'm a very anxious and stressed person, so sometimes it's damaged. Especially the edges.

[@audreym9001]

@@yourjwayif your hair can handle oils I’d use shea butter. I’m west African and almost exclusively wear my hair in wash and goes and twists under glueless wigs. I only use water, shea butter and eco styler gel for my wash and goes and my hair has retained its length really well. Also consider stretching your roots out in winter.

[@driaannbull]

Interesting. Just this morning on the bus, I was watching the back of an Asian boy's head and yes, hair just stuck straight out, unique.

[@BlueRivers-xg2rt]

@@Broski.is.Polski Yes my ex is puerto rican and his does that its very spikey. even indians native americas hawaiians etc anyone with straight.

[@BlueRivers-xg2rt]

@@Broski.is.Polski I have nver heard a black person think that it can grow up? because when black ppl hair is short it certainly does not grow or stand up. never heard of that. Maybe your refering to standing up without falling down. yea but to compare it to straight hair standing up in its short stage.. thats different.. nv heard that in my life.

[@BlueRivers-xg2rt]

@@Broski.is.Polski grow up as an afro is different from spike short hair that's not the same. They are not referring to that and not all black ppl talk that way. its interesting that you take what they are saying for their hair and apply it here. Though they are talking just the overall manipulation of their hair. To describe it as a metaphor. Once that short hair is grown out its no longer spiky it rests. Every culture of ppl have their way of describing the beauty of their features. I don't think you should worry about what some black ppl try to relate it to religiously or not. Indians have a way to describe the same thing of their own features to the earth and God. Hispanics as well. You shouldn't get all bent out of shape of it.

[@antoinettenyuurnibe3302]

​@Broski.is.Polski The belief that hair growing upwards brings you closer is God is actually a spiritual African belief where hair was and is of great importance spiritually.

[@rosierose6008]

Im native American and my hair when I cut it short grew like a straight afro. As it grew out it started to lay down. My hair is too silky...this isn't always a good thing.

[@tylmt565]

My daughter has a combination of my afro hair and her father's asian hair. Her hair is curly, and her hair strands are very strong and are like wires. She can do almost anything to her, and it very rarely breaks

[@synnakae04]

All I’m hearing is black + Asian equals power couple hair, W discovery

[@MrsAlmightyKey]

​@@synnakae04pretty much, been saying that for years lol

[@Mushimushi25]

​@@synnakae04Power couple? No.

[@synnakae04]

@@Mushimushi25 Emphasis on the hair

[@lalabell2]

@@synnakae04what if you get the worse of both worlds ?!

[@StrikeforceJedi]

As an ethnically Indian guy, I REALLY love your videos. Between your channel and Katherine sewing, I've learned so much about scalp and hair care. I also think you should continue your herbal info series. Thanks for everything Green Beauty 🙏🏾 Ps: I think you're beautiful and your hair is stunning ❤👌

[@raya7]

I like/follow Katherine too!

[@Nethanda]

God have mercy

[@Ragine]

@@Nethandaon what?

[@1JewelOfTheNile]

0:26 I love the disclaimer! “Different does not mean better or worse.” Thank you! I emphatically love my Afro textured hair!

[@janettewong9900]

This is so true East Asians’ judge of “good hair” is fine hair (ie. even if the vast majority of us have straight hair, they don’t want it to be coarse) and that fine hair is often more similar to European hair. I can’t confirm it but it’s very possible that this beauty standard that is specific to us pre-dates European colonizers reaching East Asia When my mom did my hair as a kid, she would complain that I didn’t get her fine hair, and that although I had more hair than her, it was coarse and less malleable

[@Time_to_Stop_Animal_Abuse]

As a Korean woman, I believe there's worse, better... lol. To highly educated, sophisticated Koreans, straight hair is cheap, peasant looking. Curly hair is the choice for high class artistic beauty. Low class Asians will think straight hair is better though lol.

[@noragami97]

The hair sticking up when east Asians have short hair is seriously soooo cute. Faye Wong in ChungKing Express had this look and she's stunning

[@GreenBeauty]

I love the way it looks too.

[@pagethreemodel]

I agree. And yes she looked so adorable in that movie.

[@noragami97]

@@pagethreemodel I love your picture lmao

[@pagethreemodel]

@@noragami97 😊😊

[@Giraffe27]

⁠@@pagethreemodel 💀💀💀 your pfp I love it!!

[@Dashomin]

I know this is mainly a African channel and I am asian, but I learned so much from this video facts of my own hair that I didn’t even know! And the many different types of black hair that I didn’t know. And yes many people perm their hair because it is so straight and flat so sometimes we want something different (I didn’t even know some of the perm done in asia is with “relaxers”! This is my first time having a perm done and I know that you can’t dye your hair if you use relaxers so I will double check if I want to dye my hair and if they ask if I had relaxers, I will ask them to do a test strand since there might be a chance (this video is so informative 😊

[@Risingmoon8]

Do not perm your hair often as the chemicals are harmful to your health.

[@purplegirl8036]

You can actually color a relaxer. You have to use a specific relaxer.

[@danifranc7011]

This isnt an african channel lol

[@reformedgirlblogger]

@@danifranc7011she focuses on afro hair…where do you think that hair type comes from.

[@NellenelleForSure]

​@@danifranc7011There's nothing cute about being an idiot on purpose. You exactly what she means and "Black" people that don't have identity issues have no problem being referred to as African. Same as any white American person on KZbin in this niche being referred to as a European Beauty Influencer. Grow up.

[@user-sc2ei5dy6b]

I'm black and my hair thrives using Japanese hair products. The shampoo and conditioners and oils have helped me retain so much length and moisture to the point my curls are FINALLY developing and defining themselves. It's a whole new experience. I think I have 4c/3c hair

[@LatiWins]

Can you give us some examples/brands of these products and where you can find them?

[@Breeze06]

I'd like to know too. Please give us the list.

[@Mpz3cat]

I second this. My natural hair flourished in my 5 years living in Japan. Their products are very big on moisture and hydration. And their conditioners have slip guys! My hair loved the Lux products. They shampoo and conditioner and styling mist

[@Valentino016]

What r the products I have 4c/3b hair 😭😭😭

[@elijahedwards6571]

Yeah! What are the products?

[@takishaedwards273]

You are the ONLY person who has given us in-depth knowledge about hair!!!!! You have such a wide array of knowledge and are so informative!! Thank you for truly transforming my hair journey! I always get excited when you post!! Keep up the amazing work!!

[@GreenBeauty]

Thank you 🙏🏿

[@keritingaslialami]

Was going to say the same thing, good to see notifications from this channel again🫶👍🥰

[@SageDelinquent]

Now that I have locs, I have noticed that my hair actually grows quite fast and all of my struggles with lenght was mainly due to breakage. The only downside with locs is that the first year or so it seems like there is very little growth at all.

[@XenaCallisto]

Same, Sisterlocks ftw!

[@courtneythompson6179]

I just got microlocs too! The longer my hair got the more time it took

[@coolkidruby3429]

I’m on my second year and my experience is so backwards? My loose hair grew so fast bout my locs are literally the same length as when I started

[@manny498]

-It’s mainly because the loc has to get heavy enough for gravity to start pulling it downward, which shows off that length. -Firm believer that newbie locs can be stretched (gently) just like loose curly hair, especially if individual locs are are less dense. -Example is moisturizing them and then pulling them into 5-8 bubble ponytails and letting that sit for a few hours. Release them, and voila! Greater presentation of length! P.s. I wishhhh I could lock up like so many of my loved ones, but my hair is too fine to handle the weight, and lots of space between each follicle. So it would just be scalp and strings 😂😂😂

[@ladyd8028]

When your locs lie down, THEN you are on your way. 😉 Be patient. It's not a contest.

[@tenacioustrees.8737]

As a Blasian I can tell you that Asian and Black hair textures, while holding differences, can hold quite a few similarities as well. For instance our hair is both very dense and thick, thicker than European hair. That is why growing up mixed, I always had the hardest time combing through my Blasian hair because it wanted to STAY tangled 😂

[@silentnight3970]

Conventional combs can be instruments of torture for small children.

[@drock9775]

Yes we have Blasian daughters with tons of thick hair - but OMG is it beautiful!!

[@MsLotusBlooms]

I love asian hair for the sleekness, thickness and shine. I love afro hair for the body, versatility, and earthy/ natural look.

[@nephtys369]

Another difference is cost. My jaw dropped when I learned how much most of my black friends spend. I’m like “I can probably use dish soap on my hair”-so while I get annoyed with the flat hair I have (too long to still stick straight up), I do like that one shampoo bottle a year is basically all I need.

[@nopeninja9765]

I learned about Asian hair perms years ago when I was watching a lot of black women who lived abroad in Japan, Korean and China. Was very eye opening and I wished more black people took a look at other cultures sometimes just to understand where not the only ones. Not in a competitive way or to diminish black experiences but it was really life changing to know it’s not always just me sometimes.

[@bre9328]

Black ppl learning other races get relaxers.....does nothing for us though. Relaxers hasn't been a part of Asian, white, and nonblack cultures for generations, like it has for black ppl. Nor does has it psychologically effected other races like it did black girls and women. So, really, we are "the only ones". Which is why we had to have a whole movement just to learn the basics of our hair. It's good to compare cultures, but remember not to conflate the two.

[@curlslegitbaby2981]

​@@bre9328exactly. This is not the same experience in any aspect

[@nopeninja9765]

And see this is why I like videos like this to combat lies like yours. Relaxers and perms in Asia are still very much in fashion. This is my very problem with some of y’all. I don’t mean literally the exact same experience I mean the fact that no culture is perfect or has issues they go through. The fact that it isn’t copy paste exactly like black people doesn’t mean there is nothing to learn from it. Some of y’all are really ignorant and manipulative. You do nothing for black people by trying to constantly dismiss the learning of anything from outside our community. It is life changing for a black girl to learn that she is not the only race of women that has hair issues. It is eye opening to learn that the grass isn’t greener on the other side. I couldn’t give a single damn if it’s not absolutely exact. 🙄

[@bre9328]

@@nopeninja9765 "I wish black people would take a look at other cultures"..."And this is my problem with some of yall"....Those two statements, one in your original post, the other in your response, is why I made my comment/why I'm glad I made my comment. You'd have to be a complete moron to not know that other races have hair struggles, we don't need to "look into other cultures" to know that. What we need to know/do is not put our own ppl down, and conflate similar issues other races have with our own simultaneously. Which is what you actually did, which is why you later said "not to diminish", because you already did. Also, in the video, she said Asians short spiked hair, looked like "straight afros" when short and spikey....and it does not...we don't have to conflate reality, to address and learn about hair issues, and that calling/comparing straight short Asian hair to an afro, was definitely conflating. As a black person who is in to other cultures, staying grounded in my own and learning about my own has helped me to not conflate issues. Once again, learning about Asian perms years ago, made me realize they do it for fasion/trends, but black ppl were doing it for life.There's a difference. Learning Asians relaxed their hair, as a black girl, was in no way, shape, or form "life changing".

[@mc2383]

I learned by being in diverse environments that weren't competitive (in the beauty dept). On one hand you had teenage boys and adult men (unfortunately mostly black) putting non-black women and their hair/features on a pedestal. On the other hand ,I'm in the classroom, ladie's room, and locker room with these women while they're complaining about everything about themselves. And of course, the women who buy into a racial beauty hiearchy will never want someone they consider to be lower on the totem pole, to know about any of their struggles.

[@Nnnnoir]

A friend of mine who was fron Hong Kong, could only get her hair curled when she went on holiday there. Her hair could not hold a curl from curling rods or European perms. I remember being shocked when she shared this, they use a special method there and it lasts for 3 months.

[@mikalajonez]

i'm AFRO-ASIAN so it's tough to understand my hair. my little brother as a baby had like 4c hair but Also straight strands sticking up all throughout. it was so cute and fascinating.

[@Trenti45]

Omg ur stunning

[@mikalajonez]

thank you

[@westsan]

Common to have a lesser amount of straight hair in Afro people too. The Afro hair is straight under the skin; when it comes out the skin it curls.

[@westsan]

The straight Asian hair is hollow

[@thisoldjapanesehouse]

Being of East Asian and African American descent myself this was interesting to watch. I see my hair was destined to be low porosity no matter what. 😂 In my case, the hair that grows from my temples on either side is very silky and smooth in texture. The rest is either sharpie width curly or wavy. A little leave in and gel is enough to get the hold I need but usually my hair will fall flat after three days, so I either wash it or wear it in a braid or a bun until wash day. It's interesting how my hair took on both qualities of each. It is very resistant to water and damage, but can easily be styled. I stopped flat ironing my hair ten years ago. Until then I straightened it every three or four days like clockwork; my hair was always long and healthy but it took so much time I just can't be bothered with it now. Now I just style my bangs and either braid it or bun it.

[@user-wh5ir4fo4r]

My friend is of Chinese descent and she has that issue with the baby hair standing up so she uses edge gel.

[@Sunshine_Hime]

A really insightful video, as always. I lived in India from 2013-2017, as a young teen, because of my parents work. Aside from indians I had friends from Indonesia, Nepal, Laos, Japan and Angola in our international school. I know most of those countries are in South Asia but their hair also has characteristics you mentioned. One of my laotian friends asked me to do dutch braids once and her hair was soo pin straight that it would slide easily and I couldn't grip it. Our angolan classmate did manage to braid it since she had more technique and experience than me. Indians had their hair in one or two simple braids as a protective style and our school didn't allow artifical colors so their hair was very well cared for. I would only let my hair out on special occasions, like traditional school dances were they included us foreigners, and it was easy to do hairstyles on my head that lasted without the need of pins and hairspray. That was also around the time I came across the Natural Hair Movement on KZbin and, thanks to it, I learned to care for my hair and properly style it before the shows.

[@yeslia2010Godis]

Love how you break it all the way down for all to understand!!! It's the distribution of knowledge for me!!!!🧡

[@jyeesha]

This was so informative. My husband is southeast asian and it was cool learning how different our hair is from each other on a scientific level. Thanks for sharing!

[@adeolaobatayo8372]

Green beauty is just the epitome of intelligence. Thank you for doing all this research on our hair type. We need to get some research grant for green beauty for sure. Love from Australia ❤

[@wudly9195]

I love how there is no hate In your voice whatsoever . You are just comparing two different types of people and that’s great

[@GinkoMstress]

Thank you for making this video. I love to learn how similar yet different all our hair types can be. It creates better understanding and respect. Took me a long time during my childhood/teen years to understand why my hair isn’t like that of others and to love me for me🌸

[@GreenBeauty]

Absolutely!!

[@liawatson5789]

Afro hair is so beautiful ❤

[@gaga4822]

Oh my gosh! I never connected the short spiky hair to anime but maybe that's what it is. The spiky look.

[@user-wh5ir4fo4r]

I never did until now.

[@sparker7768]

Visually, afro hair types are their own works of art 🤎 Very interesting and well done video.

[@hiniewinie]

Thank you for making videos like these. I learned alot about my hair and because of that I love it even more. 💖💖 I think the reason why lots of us dont love our hair is because of ignorance. We are like a gardener that says they hate gardening because the plants wont grow properly. But once we learn how to do it, we will love it.

[@GreenBeauty]

I love that analogy 💚💚💚💚 well said

[@xoliswabundwini2106]

GB you're the best DNA Scientist. that's your passion and we appreciate it, cause we learn a lot through your hardwork and investigation girl. You're Appreciated 😊

[@GreenBeauty]

Thank you 👋🏾

[@HeleneGLmarie]

😮 Wow, thank you ! I didn't know Asians, especially asian men, use perm on their hair in order to change the texture too.

[@kameralkutie5594]

Asian and white people use perms and black people use relaxers.

[@DreDre3318]

The One Off custom hair studio in Taiwan. Their logo is literally an Asian with an afro. Just like you pointed out that Asians get relaxers to lay their hair down, it is true that they also have perms to turn their hair into afro hair. That’s what they specialize in at these studios and their work is mind-blowing. Check out their work, it's crazy.

[@marvinandjosh1]

This was SUPER informative and I really enjoyed learning about the differences.

[@jinx526]

Excellent video. My favorite part was the explanation on the flaws of hair growth rate measurement method. I always intuitively felt it didn't measure Afro texture hair growth properly. Now I have an concise criticism 😊. About the title, wouldn't it have been better to say African hair vs east Asian as you did in the video?

[@GreenBeauty]

Thanks for the suggestion. I agree, the title has been changed 💚💚💚

[@tj817]

This was great! I liked learning the differences

[@luciaescobarz]

Omg ! Missed you on YT! ❤

[@psalms1452011]

It's so great to hear you talk about sebum!!! It's very vital to afro textured hair being strong, hydrated, flexible and shiny ❤

[@GreenBeauty]

It really is!

[@Xsksnssjccxghb]

As East Asian with a naturally curly/wavy (depending on product used and humidity), dull and lackluster hair texture I’ve always wanted the straight shiny smooth look. But then I embraced the nature of it and even received many compliments from straight air girls. I never comb or blow dry and it can always look very stylised

[@user-wh5ir4fo4r]

People think that those with east Asian descent only have straight hair but that's not necessarily true. I wonder if any straightening going on skews that perception. So many wavies/curlies flat iron their hair. I did until I found a better way. I find it a privilege to have loose curls.

[@NowIAmNappy]

Great great video, this is also exactly why I recommend for most afro hair types to use protein more frequently, those bends on our hair really break down the hair cuticle and cause "gaps" I love learning about this, excellent job

[@sadraolaedo4733]

How many times should we use protein in a month?

[@negracaribena]

I’ve missed your videos! Thank you for posting! I’m excited 🙌🏿

[@witchyone1052]

I’m studying hair so thanks for this video, I appreciate how you describe how African American textured hair can be more fragile because at a glance it seems very strong

[@rf6255]

As the song says you're simply the best!! I just love your work... it's so nice to have you back more regularly

[@GreenBeauty]

Thank you so much!

[@rf6255]

@GreenBeauty you are welcome and thank you 🌺

[@SUN7SHINE25]

Yes I love love love and APPRECIATE!!!!! ALL THE KNOWLEDGE YOU SHE BLESSINGS LADY

[@rocioaguilera3555]

Glad to see you again. I missed you 😢

[@raya7]

A Korean friend told me that Asian hair is very straight and coarse, which makes it actually difficult to cut and style.

[@user-wh5ir4fo4r]

Yup, coarse strands do what they want. About 1/3 of my hair is coarse, possibly from the Native American genes on Mom's side. They have DNA similar to some groups in Asia. I have curly hair but some strands are coarse and straight. It makes for interesting times haha.

[@Tsuferg]

I love Afro hair as well as hair content in general so for you to speak beyond our hair was great we can learn a lot from ourselves as well as others. ❤

[@anndeecosita3586]

My friend who is Vietnamese damaged her hair using high heat curling irons too frequently. Her hair is so coarse that it isn’t easy to get to curl. She fried her hair.

[@5x7m]

Class is in session! ❤

[@GreenBeauty]

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[@thandonxumalo1278]

Thank you so much for such an informative video. There's a new trend amoung afro hair KZbinrs saying that water and conditioners are damaging our hair. We are only supposed to use butters to retain length very similar to Asain hair types. This video is very helpful in allowing us applications. Thank you again

[@katyalambo]

This! And I wouldn’t say it’s a new trend either. For the longest time I avoided getting water on my hair as much as possible because so many natural hair influencers went on about it. Since discovering Green Beauty and learning more hair science I realized how dumb that is. I’ve completely changed how I take care of my hair (read, actually care for it now and not just hide it) and I’m finally seeing length retention and healthy hair 😀

[@dumfriesspearhead7398]

​@@katyalamboWhat did you change?

[@katyalambo]

@@dumfriesspearhead7398 I’ve mainly stopped being afraid of getting water on my hair and focused on making sure it’s moisturized between washes. Also I try not to manipulate my hair very much and make sure to protect when sleeping and going outside during the winter

[@dumfriesspearhead7398]

@@katyalambo Your last sentence........absolutely. But my hair doesn't like too much water; it dries it out.

[@josieenemuoh1434]

I love that you included a photo of a taper cut for black hair in the beginning!❤️ short cuts are always beint left out in black hair representation

[@ZumbawithDorothy]

I loved my perms and was never trying to look white. I just didn’t know about how to take care of African hair nor did my mom. Right now it best manageable when it’s short. Long is ponytail time.

[@messylyssa]

I just discovered your channel through this video while I'm on my hair journey. As a Blasian (Black Asian-East), I've always had issues learnign about my hair primarily due to growing up without my Black family members and being the only one in my immediate family with curly hair. I'm definitely going to rewatch this video and take notes so I can review everything I've learned to figure out my hair after all of these years. Especially the part about how hair grows out and the differences there. I've noticed that curling into the skin part with my ingrown hairs on my arms and legs. Makes me wonder what's going on on my scalp. I look forward to learning more from your videos. 😄

[@Candyrock15]

I always found it strange how I could usually tell that someone was East Asian just by glancing at their hair. Like if I was sitting behind an East Asian person on the bus or waiting behind them in a line, without even seeing their face I could guess their ethnicity. And then they'd turn around and yep, Asian. The hair was one of the biggest tells. So that made me realise that something was fundamentally different about East Asian hair, when previously I had assumed that all non-afro textured hair was more or less the same. Though I couldn't quite put a finger on it...At first I reasoned that it could be because they tend to have very straight, glossy black hair. That's true. But as you said, there's diversity in Asian hair types. I've seen EA people with wavier hair, brown hair, hints of red in their hair. Yet I could still tell, so how did that work? And of course, there are plenty of non Asian people with black straight hair, yet it wasn't quite the same. What was it about them that was so unique...? The difference is literally in their hair follicles, cuticles, and the way the hair strands are shaped. Such a miniscule difference that's nearly imperceptible to the naked eye, yet it's just enough for your subconscious to immediately clock it. It's so fascinating how diverse the human phenotype is. I wish we could all appreciate our differences and our unique beauty instead of weaponising and turning it against each other, using it as a reason to oppress and discrimate.

[@eyeswideopen7777]

Philippino, Thai, Vietnamese and Chinese from china have straight hair and it's shiny

[@irisw8446]

the image of the dude going under water and the way his hair "plops" (I don't know a better word) under and then "plops" out in its original form repelling the water leaves me in awe.

[@ghaliahfallatah1241]

Thanks,for making this spectacular video it was very informative. Actually sometimes I’m get tired of my Afro hair and feel frustrated but now after this video I’m mesmerized by the creation of god how he create diverse hair textures and so many thinking about that make me pounder and proud about every bless that I have especially my Afro hair

[@roslynpearson8279]

Welcome back!! Thanks for the video!

[@Unknown2Yoo]

Since I've enjoyed Asian media (vlogs, shows, movies, music, etc.), none of this surprised me about East Asian hair 😆 Actually, a bit of info about the lack of flexibility: they use heat to get around that if they're not going to chemically treat it. I learned this during a behind-the-scenes segment for a movie. A Korean man was hired for an American movie, and the American stylist got him ready for his scene, but treated his hair like Caucasian hair and used lots of products (gels, creams, etc.). He didn't like it at all, and it didn't look very good, and explained to the interviewer that Asian hair needs a lot of heat to get it to style. He went off to his room, washed his hair, got a hair dryer and a flat iron, and it was PERFECT. The style capability opens up with heat, but of course there is danger as well.

[@AFocusedLiving]

Could you do a video on 4c and blue Magic and grease? It works for me but the reason why people would see it negatively is because back in the day black people grew long hair naturally with old-school products.

[@oreolove1236]

I be using that and it make my hair grow so long

[@TheAwesomeTD]

I have missed your content soooooo much!!!!! We value your time. We back!! You were missed!!!!!❤

[@GreenBeauty]

So glad to be back 💚💚💚

[@simplyandoime7344]

Hair is not just hair & we need OILS ❤. The twin sister -urbanbushbabes- told us years ago. She introduced to us the love potion of her oil blend. The no oil and butter deception debunked with facts💕. The perfect video to end the year.

[@Voice_Of_Truth467]

Growing up, I always enjoyed seeing the shape shifting afro hairstyles. I always look so elegant and prestigious. It's for this very reason that others are so jealous. Even the blind can see that the most oppress people on planet earth are the most blessed and special. Thank you sis for the great content.

[@iateyursandwiches]

But i thought the sebum in our hair isnt able to get past the roots usually due to the bends and twists of our curls patterns? Thats the main reason why our hair is dry.

[@nicolemariebrown4076]

I had this same question

[@bruhvibes5941]

It could be due to climate. Hot weather makes u sweaty at the scalp and it makes it easier for the sebum to travel. Idk I'm no scientist.

[@cpj80]

Great video! Just saw Jessica Pettway in your clip. RIP to Jessica and prayers to her family 🕊

[@deellaboe437]

I find all hair textures and curls fascinating. I'm mixed with European and African hair types. So I have thin straight hair until my crown then it's ticker and curly. I used to study the different cultures of hair types. Every type has its own unique beauty to it. Also, this amazing soul helped me regrow my hair back thicker because of her videos and kind words. It's been a less stressful transition.

[@teesnapz5830]

This is very surprising, I would have never thought 😮

[@annekecampbell1070]

I love my afro hair ❤❤❤, thank you sis

[@Amethyst454]

This video is so well done. Clear, interesting, scientific, professional, sensitive, objective.

[@Bellz972]

I appreciate the informative yet respectful approach for both hair types 😊❤

[@sleepingdarkness2042]

This is fascinating! I never knew any of that information about Asian people hair. Also I didn't know that black people's hairs doesn't grow straight out of the scalp! Thank you for such an informative video. ❤

[@gardeniainbloom812]

I was surprised by the natural oils bit when dryness and lack of sebum travelling down the hair shaft is the often repeated mantra.

[@MK-hh1vo]

This was interesting and informative. As one with African hair, I always thought there was a difference between straight Asian hair and straight European hair. I didn't know about the different growth pattern of Asian hair. One question, why is having "waterproof" hair considered a "pro" for African hair?

[@GreenBeauty]

When your hair is too saturated with water, the follicles swell. If this happens too many times, your hair fibers will weather and become very weak. Water saturation breaks down the structure of hair. In fact, water saturation breaks down all types of materials/fibers (cotton, wool satin etc.)

[@LethalLemonLime]

​@@GreenBeautydid you mean cuticles or hair shaft?

[@MK-hh1vo]

@GreenBeauty Thank you! I get it! So that's why water turns my type 4 hair into type 1 hair until it dries. And why my clothes go limp when I put them in the washer!

[@chilloutdude1000]

Idk why i find the clip of the guy with the fro in the water so soothing.. but i do!

[@moneylovemanifestations9478]

You are truly amazing at what you do, and this channel is so informative! Thank you for taking the time to research and pass these messages along❤️

[@SuzieLee-fk3np]

Im Asian and I love your channel!! Great job on the details!!

[@GreenBeauty]

Thanks 💚

[@tionnamorton8543]

My texture is weird. I’m black but I don’t have Afro texture. It’s bone straight in back without perms or straightening and wavy in the front. Like a mixture of textures. It’s hard to wear it wavy because straight back and hard to wear straight because wavy curly front. It’s been like this since I was a baby

[@ProgressiveTruthSeekers]

African hair types are beautiful. Thank you for the great video!

[@GreenBeauty]

Yes they are! Thanks for watching 💚

[@ProgressiveTruthSeekers]

@@GreenBeauty The first title of the video was better. There was no need to change it.

[@427skies]

I have low porosity, type 4a, coarse hair...it's difficult to deal with sometimes. My mom's hair is really resistant, too. Unfortunately this makes my hair hard to grow but it is pretty resilient.

[@Domo716]

So cool and informative! Different strengths on both sides I never knew. I hope every hair type loves their hair equally.

[@shalawndudley2094]

This was a very interesting and educational video. I learned so much and it made me love my hair even more. Thank you! Great job!

[@MissNolver]

I'm going to post this video on my *Dutch hair website,* thank you very much!

[@bre9328]

I would say, be careful with words, some ppl love trying to hush black ppl with certain topics. Meaning, yes, some of them get relaxers, but it's nowhere near how damaging mentally, and physically, relaxers are to black ppl. Also relaxers were specifically created for black ppl, if I'm not mistaken. Also, their hair did not look like a "short straight afro" at all😂. Next thing you know Asians are going to be on black pages talking about their hair are straight afros....be careful

[@8ThatUp2]

I hopes she sees this

[@kameralkutie5594]

Thank you 🙏 I don’t understand why can’t the content creator celebrate all hair types without comparing the hair types. The content creator should know better when it comes to the history and current situation when it comes to black hair. I honestly think it’s a bad idea.🤷🏽‍♀️

[@Sam-gt1ew]

Great video! Regarding the waterproof ability of Afro hair, how does this hair type benefit from more oil production and thus have a "waterproof ability" on the outside if the oil cannot get to the ends of the hair because of the different bends? I assumed this benefit only applies to the hair close to the scalp. One of the reasons we tend to emphasize using more oils on Afro hair is because of the impaired ability for oil to travel to the ends naturally, making it prone to dryness. It has always been my understanding that Asian and Caucasian hair types benefit more from this because of their straighter textures (ex: their hair gets oily fast).

[@JasmineRenyse]

I wondered this, too.

[@stargazerlily7016]

This is often because we don’t have the proper techniques. Green beauty has other videos showing how to maximize the natural oils we create and bring them down the strand and into use by the hair. Many of us don’t do this so our hair ends up drying out

[@stargazerlily7016]

Like she said, most of our issues are from not properly understanding and taking care of our hair

[@crystalsabundance]

Thanks beautiful lady. So interesting. I didn’t know we had more oils on our hair naturally. I also have “waterproof” afro hair.

[@YurinanAcquiline]

Me neither, thiugh I am a bit doubtful of that claim because I always thought we had less sebum production. I might just read up in that.

[@tsuyuasui7297]

​@@YurinanAcquilinesame, and even if we do have more oil production, that seems to be useless in the long run since our hair has so many kinks that it barely gets the opportunity to travel down compared to asian hair

[@plotoyadnaya_rossiyanka]

I’m European female, but when I shaved my head and hair started to grow out, it was sticking straight out too, making my head look like a dandelion. It looked exactly like the hairstyle of these Asian men in your examples. Also, a lot of men in my country have that exact hair length, and I’ve noticed that their hair sticks out too, despite them being blonde, grey/blue-eyed Slavic people, who look nothing like Asians.

[@KR-rn8lh]

Oh how I’ve missed you in these KZbin hair streets 🥹🥹

[@sable7114]

Oh that is so very interesting, I never knew that about Asian hair! Aren't we all miraculously made and so different but yet the same and all of us so beautiful due to our creator. Hope you are all joining the holidays in case we don't meet back here again before christmas, Merry Christmas to those of you who celebrate it and happy Hanukkah.

[@isthatsonotsofast9604]

Good informative video. I'm being to see in the past couple of years, that all those chemicals should not be used on our hair. Low maintenance is also paramount.

[@mzcool71]

I love my hair texture ! Never want straight hair!!

[@user-hg3iv5hy3s]

THIS IS THE BEST VIDEO EVER ON HAIR!!! YES I AM YELLING

[@lysec9672]

As always, your videos are impressive, easy to understand and informative. Beautifully done! I wonder if you have done or could do a video about parts and why they are hard to get rid of. I'm curious about what happens to the follicles and if it can be reversed over time.

[@jahmya58]

Immediately subscribed😭. I have locs and always had someone take care of my hair for me but now I want to take them out and do it myself. My hair usually grows kinda fast and the texture is always changing. The only thing is I have it dried out and breaking all the time, I don’t have a routine to start my journey 😭

[@Ytremz]

Afro hair is also very high maintenance. But you can do a lot of things with it.

[@msk7458]

Where have you been? Hope you enjoying time with your baby. We’ve missed you but enjoy your time with your little angel

[@share_accidental]

i'm singaporean chinese, but my hair is wavy. as far as i know, both sides of my family are completely chinese. everyone else around me had straight hair, & i wanted to do hair rebonding since primary school, but of course my mum didn't allow me to. thank goodness, because i would've lost the waviness. funny story. we had to tie our hair from kindergarten until secondary school. around secondary 3 or 4 (age 15/16), i got asked once by my classmate if i curled my hair. we had to wake up at 6 for school & she thought i had the time & energy?! i have to say though, i was quite happy when she asked me that. it made me feel exotic / special 😅 to this day, at 22, i have never straightened or curled my hair. we only have a hairdryer at home. also, i started having bangs. my hair's straight in front but wavy at the back, i love it!

[@Assata111]

Wow I didn’t expect to see a video like this tonight. What an interesting and informative video. 👏🏾 a perfect breakdown

[@toriamartan3295]

Thanks so very much Content Developer, Researcher, Presenter or & content reader!!! Just like to say well done you, I've learned a lot & have always recognized textured hair as being able to be molded into the most beautifully interesting styles from way back right into modern day

[@moniquew3603]

Very informative video. This video is also interesting. Thank you for sharing!

[@flowergirle9250]

This is very interesting about the richness of African hair type sebum. I have type 4 dense hair, and it’s been almost five years now since I have used any oils, butters, conditioners or shampoos in my hair. I have been relying solely on my natural sebum and water- very rarely using aloe on my scalp or rosewater on the length. I have learned first hand the power of sebum, a good shower filter for nice quality water, and a spray bottle with distilled water for styling. These 4 things have really helped to maintain and protect a head full of natural hair thick to the ends. I don’t comb or brush my hair either, just finger detangle and follow a process similar to Green Beauty’s. Years ago, when I used to shampoo weekly, I never gave myself the chance to appreciate and realize the fact the miracle all in one product I had been looking for comes right from my scalp! Perfect for moisture and length retention as well as easier management. It is so much stronger and breaks a lot less. Sebum really seems to protect Afro-textured hair so that it is less fragile. No butter or cream I have ever used compares to sebum, and I have been natural almost 21 years now.

[@timolinjeffers2408]

That was a fantastic video! My daughter is half Asian and I definitely plan on showing her this video. 😊

[@elizabethrose5007]

Your video just popped up and I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed it.❤❤❤

[@amoameera]

This was educational, thank you sis

[@chicofunbuns]

This video solved a mystery I’ve been struggling to solve for years. I am a red headed Caucasian. My hair has been described as a “hay stack”. Many white barbers have said my hair dulls their scissors. I have never got that complaint from Asian barbers and I’ve received the best haircuts from them as well. My hair grows straight out from my scalp and I find wearing caps for extended periods painful. I think my hair definitely has Asian qualities.

[@cmaven4762]

Don't forget East Asian peoples did make their way into Europe numerous times over the course of history ... perhaps you got a recessive gene from some many times removed East Asian grandparent .... :o)

[@jones2277]

As always, very informative!